Whose autobiography is the book “My music. My Life”?
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UPSC Civil Services preparation
- APandit Shiv Kumar Sharma
- BUstad Amjad Ali Khan
- CPandit Ravi ShankarCorrect
- DUstad Zakir Hussain
Explanation
The correct answer is C because My Music My Life is the autobiography of the legendary sitar virtuoso Pandit Ravi Shankar. Published in 1968, the book chronicles his early life, his rigorous training under Ustad Allauddin Khan, and his efforts to introduce Indian classical music to the Western world. While the other options are also renowned classical musicians, they have different autobiographical works. For instance, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan wrote My Father Our Fraternity and Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma wrote Journey with a Hundred Strings.
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